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conterminously

con·ter·mi·nous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s]
    • /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s]
    • /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/

Definitions of conterminously word

  • adjective conterminously having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous. 1
  • adjective conterminously meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next. 1
  • abbreviation CONTERMINOUSLY coterminous. 1
  • noun conterminously In a conterminous manner. 1
See all 4 definitions of conterminously

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Origin of conterminously

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous

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Parts of speech for Conterminously

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Conterminously

conterminously popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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